{"id":452835,"date":"2022-05-25T21:52:05","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/google-docs-has-a-handy-new-text-selection-feature\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T21:52:05","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T18:52:05","slug":"google-docs-has-a-handy-new-text-selection-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-docs-has-a-handy-new-text-selection-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"#Google Docs Has a Handy New Text Selection Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787965d189\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2787965d189\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/google-docs-has-a-handy-new-text-selection-feature\/#%E2%80%9CGoogle_Docs_Has_a_Handy_New_Text_Selection_Feature%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Google Docs Has a Handy New Text Selection Feature&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CGoogle_Docs_Has_a_Handy_New_Text_Selection_Feature%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Google Docs Has a Handy New Text Selection Feature&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"post-807684\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-782003\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/google-docs-logo.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/google-docs-logo.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/google-docs-logo.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Googler Docs logo on a laptop\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/poznan-pol-may-6-2020-laptop-1797930388\">\u200b\u200bmonticello\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Google Docs adds new features all the time, but now Google has added a useful new text feature: the ability to select multiple blocks of text at once.<\/p>\n<p>Google revealed in a blog post, \u201cyou can now make multiple text selections at once, and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly actions such as delete, copy, paste, or format to all selections. This will make formatting and editing documents faster by eliminating the need to make repetitive changes, increasing your overall productivity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The same functionality has been available in Microsoft Word for a while (hold down CTRL while clicking text), but it\u2019s great to see it in Google Docs too. This is just the latest improvement to Docs \u2014 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/workspaceupdates.googleblog.com\/2022\/05\/table-templates-and-dropdown-chips-for-google-docs.html\">dropdown chips and table templates were added at the beginning of May<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/113668\/this-new-google-docs-feature-streamlines-your-productivity\/\">improved support for Markdown formatting arrived in March<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Google says the feature started rolling out on May 25, and it may take up to 15 days to appear for everyone. It\u2019s available for everyone using Docs, no matter if you have a free Gmail account or a paid plan from work or your school.<\/p>\n<p><small>Source: <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/workspaceupdates.googleblog.com\/2022\/05\/multiple-text-selections-in-google-docs.html\">Google Workspace Updates<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><br \/>\n<!-- .entry-footer -->\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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